We asked four journalists from communities across the country to share how they’ve used focused listening approaches to deepen ties with their underserved or disengaged audiences that they want to better serve.

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We examined prices of digital content subscriptions at 100 newspapers across the United States to understand how much they charge for subscription access to their digital content, and whether variables including market size, circulation and ownership are related to price.

Newsrooms track clicks closely, but what motivates news users to click? New research suggests readers are drawn to news that is relevant to their personal interests or happened nearby, news that gives them something to talk about, and news that evokes an emotional response.

Contentious stories and clickbait headlines are more than just annoying. They’re a barrier to a civil discussion of facts, they tend to increase partisanship, and they can impact the level of trust in media and other institutions. But are “civil” stories that focus on solutions interesting enough to attract readers?

As nonprofit funding of news grows, what are the best practices for ensuring editorial independence? These two sets of broad guidelines of best practices, one for funders and another for nonprofit media organizations, are the product of more than two years of work exploring the question.

Enabling young people to feel equipped to navigate the media environment — and perhaps even make it better — is crucial. Here's an overview of some of the things we at API are working on in this space, commonly referred to as “news literacy.”